Meta to Test AI-Powered Pendant Next Year, Plans Enterprise Wearables Subscription

Key Points

• Meta will start testing an AI‑enabled pendant next year, per an internal memo.
• The company plans a business‑focused subscription called Wearables for Work.
• Wearables for Work would add meeting transcription, note‑taking and CRM tools to Meta’s hardware.
• Reality Labs lost $4 billion in Q1 2026, prompting a push for new revenue streams.
• Meta’s smart‑glasses hold about 82 percent of the market after selling over seven million units in 2025.
• Earlier AI pendant startups Humane and Friend failed to gain traction.
• Privacy concerns loom as Meta’s glasses have faced lawsuits and EU regulatory scrutiny.
• The pendant aims to create a new wearables category focused on ambient AI capture.